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Impact of LGBT Youth Scotland’s Digital Youth Work

This report details the findings of a qualitative research study on LGBT Youth Scotland’s digital youth work. The study explored the impact of digital youth work on young people who participated during the coronavirus lockdown from March to July 2020.

Young people shared their reflections of significant changes they had experienced as a result of participating in digital youth work during lockdown. The stories were then contextualised by the youth workers to generate rich, co-authored significant change stories.

Qualitative analysis of the stories revealed the following impact of digital youth work on young people:

Reduced isolation.

Improved wellbeing.

Personal growth.

Increased resilience.

Youth work had a profound impact on young people's mental health throughout the Covid pandemic.

The Impact of LGBT Youth Scotland's Digital Youth Work on Young People

Find out how digital youth work provided at times life-saving services for young people whose mental health and wellbeing was impacted by Covid-19 and lockdown restrictions.

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